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Prakhar
प्रखरSay it pruh-KHUR
- Meaning today
- Sharp, intelligent, bright
- Original meaning
- "very hard or rough; very hot or acrid" Monier-Williams, p. 655
- Say it
- pruh-KHUR
- Written
- प्रखर
- Other spellings
- Prakhara
Prakhar
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Prakhar meaning
Prakhar (प्रखर) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Meaning today
Sharp, intelligent, bright
Original Sanskrit meaning
"very hard or rough; very hot or acrid"
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 655 · entry prakhara · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
Prakhar (प्रखर) is the Sanskrit prakhara, formed from pra-, "very", and khara, "hard, sharp". Monier-Williams gives the adjective as very hard or rough and very hot or acrid. Hindi kept the word in a slightly different sense: the Hindi Shabdasagar defines prakhar as intense or blazing, like the midday sun, and as sharp or keen. That is the sense behind the popular meanings "sharp" and "intelligent", as in a sharp mind; "intelligent" is a modern extension rather than a dictionary sense. The name is used by Hindi-speaking families.
References: Monier-Williams, prakhara, p. 655 · Hindi Shabdasagar, prakhar, p. 3135
Spellings
Prakhar · Prakhara